There are two ways to authenticate users during Django testing:
Example:
from django.contrib.auth.mixins import LoginRequiredMixin
from django.views import View
class MyView(LoginRequiredMixin, View):
def get(self, request):
# Your view code here
client.login()
method.Example:
from django.test import TestCase, Client
from django.contrib.auth.models import User
class MyTestCase(TestCase):
def setUp(self):
self.client = Client()
# Create a test user
self.user = User.objects.create_user(
username='testuser',
password='testpass'
)
def test_authenticated_user_can_access_site(self):
# Authenticate the test user
self.client.login(username='testuser', password='testpass')
# Make a request to a protected view
response = self.client.get('/my-protected-view/')
# Assert that the response status code is 200 (OK)
self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
In the above example, we create a test user and authenticate them using the client.login()
method. We then make a request to a protected view and assert that the response status code is 200. This ensures that the authenticated user can access the site during testing.
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Asked: 2023-06-14 06:55:57 +0000
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Last updated: Jun 14 '23
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